Canada

White House details 'extreme heat strategy' amid blistering temperatures in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Crippling heat waves are an annual fixture in the United States - but it's not every day the White House announces a detailed strategy to confront them. So far, it's been an extreme-weath...

Jul 14, 2023

Canadian police, emergency agencies consider adopting Meta's Threads

As tens of millions of people begin using Threads, Meta's rival to Twitter, police and emergency response agencies across Canada are considering embracing the new text-based app. For years, Twitter ha...

Jul 14, 2023

Emergency visa applications for Ukrainians fleeing war to end Saturday

OTTAWA - Canada is expected to close applications for temporary emergency visas offered to Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression Saturday - but hasn't announced whether it plans to offer long-term ref...

Jul 14, 2023

Alberta and B.C. in talks to expand Canadian LNG reach globally, Danielle Smith says

VANCOUVER - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province has begun talks with British Columbia on expanding the reach of Canadian natural gas in the global market. Smith says she and B.C. counterp...

Jul 13, 2023

Early-learning and child-care ministers promise to work together to improve workforce

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for early learning and child care say they plan to work together to address workforce challenges. Karina Gould, minister of...

Jul 13, 2023

Deal reached in Montreal cemetery workers' standoff that has left 300 bodies unburied

MONTREAL - The union representing striking maintenance workers at one of the country's biggest cemeteries says a deal has been reached with their employer. The Confdration des syndicats nationaux conf...

Jul 13, 2023

Tornado warnings issued for southwestern Quebec, including Montreal Island

MONTREAL - Environment Canada issued tornado warnings Thursday for much of southwestern Quebec, including the Island of Montreal. The weather agency said meteorologists were tracking a severe thunders...

Jul 13, 2023

Feds doing 'broader review' of social media after banning TikTok from work devices

OTTAWA - The government is taking a look at possible threats from other social-media applications, after banishing TikTok from the mobile devices of federal public servants for privacy and security re...

Jul 13, 2023

Lawyer asks for court to adjourn hearing on injunction to end landfill blockade

WINNIPEG - A lawyer representing some of those demonstrating at a Winnipeg landfill has asked for an adjournment during a court hearing on an injunction to end the blockade. Dozens of protesters have ...

Jul 13, 2023

Ottawa police, fire services say tornado touched down in city suburb of Barrhaven

Ottawa police say they are responding to a tornado that touched down in a suburb in the city's south end. Police are advising residents to seek shelter. They say officers are resounding in Barrhaven a...

Jul 13, 2023